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nMorgan County RepublicanCENTRAL MISSOURI FARMING. MINING, REAL ESTATE. RAILROAD AND GENERAL NEWS.FOURTEENTH YEAR.Versailles. Mo.. Thursday Morning. Feb 20, 1913.No. 105 LOCAL NEWS. 3m .....The Royal Theatre every night.Don't forget it.Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Goodman, ofStover, were visiting here the first ofthe wcck.A town meeting to select candidatcr for the city offices and schooldirectors is in order.The legislature is still legislating,or thinks it is. drawing its $5 perdiem and et cetras.Chrlstaln Church Services.Services at the Christain churchnext Sunday, morning and evening,conducted by Elder Wilkes. All arecordially invited to attend.Mr. Ado Mansfield, from Tiptonand a friend from Clarksburg, wereover here Tuesday. Mr. Mansfieldwas working on Dr. Kelly's car.Versailles Lodge, No. 192, K. ofP., regular convention tonight(Thursday), and all Sir Knightsshould be present to help arrange forthe big time on March 6th.The big St. Louis bank that offcred to dispose of $3,000,000 ofMissouri bonds for a bonus of $143,-000, has backed down, and Missouri's bonds are still on the bargaincounter, and nobody wants 'em.We have not been able to completearrangements for change of name ofpaper, or other improvements, buthope to have everything running rightsoon.The legislature has made a big stirover home rule for St. Louis, and anattempt to improve the initiative andrefrendum, but there is no show lcrany improvement, just a job to helpthn brewers, grafters and boodlersYou will have lo wait until the Progressives get there, then things willg i better.The Edison Phonograph slides atthe Royal Theatre are fine.The city election comes on AllFool's Day, but for the sake of Mikedon't give us that sort of officials.It is regular spring weather justnow, nnd if the groundhog went backh: knows less than the folks who aremaking garden already again.S. C. Hyter, of St. Louis, has ourthanks for a big dollar bill on subscription. Clover Tolcr, Irom no place in particular, is visiting his cousin, RobertToler.Randall Young was off somewhereTuesday, but guess he lost the track,for he's back again.The Commercial Club had its regular weekly lunch Monday, and itbegins to look as if there might besomething doing (ere long, and erelong it will have to be.You needn't pay any attention tothe groundhog for Dr. Woods put ina big supply of coal last week, andthat means a warm spell.Horn, Saturday, 1-eby. 16th, toMr. and Mrs. Frank Bremer, a fine10 3-4 lb. boy. Mother and babygetting along all right, and Frank maypull through. We suppose it will be3 Franks now.Regular communication of Versailles Lodge, No. 117, A. F. & A.M., Friday night, Feby. 21st. Allmembers are expected to be present,as business of import tnee is on tapat every meeting.Subscribe For The RepublicanI'he Royal Theatre is better thanever. Come and see lor yoursell.Mr. John E. Price and Karl arevisiting C. H. Price and family at ElReno, Okla., this week.The lack of any accomodations atJefferson Cily, and the outrageouscost of same, has stirred up some ofthe legislators to almost using cusswords, but it is too late, the die iscast, and the people's money goes into a pile of mud and stone, whatdon't go in graft, on a 'one bluff overlooking the "Big Muddy, a muddlefrom start to finish.On account of hardness of hearing,not hardness of heart, the editor added an extra five years onto the ageof Mrs. C. V. N. Hudson in write-upof birthday celebration last week.We beg pardon for the error, for wewere wondering how so young a looking woman could be so old, andand would have been within reasonil we had made it read fifty i.should read sixty-two.E. J. Curtis and his brother-in-law,Edward Schilling, of Hudson, Kan.,came in Wednesday morning of lastweek without warning, and wakened"Young Man" Curtis and his folksup. They have had a good timevisiting and eating and drinking inthis land ol plenty, and enjoyed acoon and possum hunt Monday night,but caught nothing but bad colds,and that dark brown taste the nextmorning, and left tor their Kansashomes Tuesday afternoon.Sewing Machines, And RepairsFor.I have moved my sewing machineand repair shop to the south side ofthe court house square. I will keepa line nf new machines, in priceranging Irom 12.50 and up. I willhave some of the best machines nowmade. Repair all kinds of machines,sharpen shears, scissors, knives, &c.Lewis Lumper.Listen toMASONTootingHis Horn( i. e. Blowing His Bazoo)For this week only, we willsell for Cash or Produce. We willnot sell goods at these prices onK- P.'s Attention.It is expected the Grand Keeperof R. & S., John H. Holmes, of StLouis, will be with the VersaillesLodge of K. of P. on Thursday nightMarch oth. Will have a more extended notice and program by nextweek.ing when you can buy the best ofGroceries and Meats at Prices likethesex j& j? j&$1.802.302.50.75Fruit:Why Talk High Cost of Liv-m9)nmm9)9)9)mmmPearl hominy, 6 lb. lor 25c j)California Fink beans 4 It), tor JJNorry beans, 4 lb. for 25Red Kidney beans, 3 lb. for 25Choice corn, 3 cans for ; . 25Choice hominy, 3 cans for 25Choice Peas, 2 cans for 25No. 3 tomatoes, 2 cans for 25No. 3 sweet potatoes 2 cans for 25No. 3 kraut, per can .10No. 3 boiled cabbage, per can "0No. 2 Red Kidney beans, per can 0mRoyal Dainty Flour, per cwtTurkey Hardwheat Flour, per cwtHome Produce Flour, per cwtCorn Meal, per buDried and EvaporatedSmall prunes 4 Ibb. for 25cNo. 3 prunes, 3 lbs. for 25Fancy Evaporated peaches, 2 lbs. for 25Extra Fancy peaches, per lb. . 15Extra Fancy prunes, per lb 15Extra Fancy Apricots, prr lb 15Choice raisins, per lb 10Country Dried Apples, dibs, for 25Beans and Canned Goods:Every Tuesday night is Edisonnight at the Royal.Going1 Some.Have you noticed how orkprogressing on Mox Joachimi's"Castle on th; Rhine," lately? Itall comes from that bill in the legislature which was going to compelHuffman to either get it finished, ortear it down, and he just swore thathe would be eternally blest if hewould tear it down, after putting inover tnree years hard work on it.He says he knew it would not quitecome up to Solomon's temple in magnificience, but he expected to put inthe full seven years getting it finished, and now to have to hurryup and get it finished rightaway pretty soon makes him hot,and it is quite likely he will votethe Progressive ticket next election,and live happy ever after.Ab's Way.9Sft9mmmWe could quote many more goodthings to eat but lack of space forbids. However we Have them.Come in and trade witH us or phonein your order.We want all kinds of Produce andpay top price cash or trade.Price Lutz.mfmm9mm9)mmbusiness men took up the trade, andsince then it was pretty tough.How is eating?" asked the bo. Abtold him it was just starvation andthat he would have been all in if ithadn't been for a kind hearted (?)undertaker down the street, who lethim sleep in his shop as watchman,and that he was going to get awayjust as soon as he could. I he bogave Ab the grand hailing sign, andsaid, "Gosh, I'll hit the gravel," andaway he went. Now, Ab saved hisface, tough as it is, and he saved aquarter he might have given the bo,if he had had it, and he got the cityrid of a tramp that might have beenwasting good grub until yet, so wesay he deserves the medal, don't youthink?Notice ol City Election,Notice is hereby given that theregular annual city election, of theI rl Vrc9il1Q Kftccmlri will tlfAh L'irl.nll rlirv.c n lpf.k..r mcH. 1 'V ,held in sam city on lucsaay, nprnCredit.6 Cans Corn20 lbs. Prunes20 lbs. Best Sugar30 Bars Lenox Soap25c cashLOO cashl.OO cashLOO cashYour for businessC. II. MasonEverything Clean.al from the city council. Everybodyknows Ab, the undertaker. If youdon't know him alive you probablywill dead, for it is likely the last noisethat will disturb' your rest will be Abscrewing down the lid of your box,but he does it so cheerfully you willhave no room to kick. Well, whenAb is up and out all night, and thenext day with a lot of dusty furnitureto open out and straighten up, andwith a week's beard, he comes prettynear looking like one of MillionaireHow's St. liuis hoboes, and aftersuch a deal one day last week, afterstarting home, a genuine hobo struckhim, and his salutation was, "I thinkI have seen you before, when did youblow in?" Ab told him he had beenin town two months. "How do youmake a living?" Ab told him hehad got along pretty well mendingold umbrellas until a number of the1, 1913, at which election a mayor,marshal, one alderman in east ward,and one alderman in the west wardarc to be chosen, each to serve aterm of two years. All candidatesdesiring their names on official ballotmust make the same known to cityclerk on or before Saturday, March20, 1013.By order of Board.F. D. Harrison, Mayor,J. W. McClelland, City Clerk.Adeline Cooper.The remains of Mrs. Adeline (Ernest) Cooper, of Joplin, were broughthere Wednesday, funeral serviceswere held at the M. E. church Wednesday afternoon, and interment inthe city cemetery. She was agedabout 70 years, had formerly lived inthis county, was a sister of SquireErnest, of Proctor.J. M. Adams Sells Out.A. B. Cole & Sons Produce &Supply Company of California, Missouri, has purchased the poultry plantsat Tipton and Versailles, from Mr. J.M. Adams, of lioonville.Mr. Adams has been associatedand interested in the poultry buisnessin Tipton and Versailles for over sevjen years and . during this time hasbuilt up a very large business at theseplaces, and is retiring from them inorder to give more time to the Boon-ville territory. A. B. Cole & bons, isan incorporated company, doingbusiness under the laws of the stateof Missouri, and owning and operating plants at California, JeffersonCity, and Russellvtlle, and with thislast purchase, is extending its business into 1 ipton and Versailles.I'he central plant of this companyis located at iantornia, ana willco-operate with the other plants. Itwill be necessary at certain seasons ofthe year to centralize all the poultrywhere it can be milk-fed, dressed,and properly cooled and packed forthe Eastern markets. This will bedone at California where their iceplant, cold storage and creameryis located. While at other seasonseach plant will be a carlot shippingstation. With these improved facilities for handling and marketing poultry, butter, eggs, and other produce,the A. B. Cole company, will be abbto pay the full market value at alltimes. While the trade along thelines, will doubtless regret losingMr. Adams, we do net doubt butwhat they will find in thh A. B. Cole& Sons, worthy successors, who notonly handle, poultry, butter and eggsbut several other products in additionMr. Adams, in retiring from thesetwo points wishes to thank the merchants, farmers, and trade in generalfor the generous support which hasalways been given his business, alsoto bespeak for his successors thesame liberal patronage. -CaliforniaHerald.